Download 2015

[Gucci Piggy]

The last time they were billed to headline a festival in the UK was Sonisphere in 2012 and that was cancelled due to poor ticket sales (they were a reason for that) and the last time they headlined a festival was Download in 2008 and is regarded as one of the worst Download line ups. Especially after criticisms of a weak set of headliners this year to book them to headline the mainstage would be a idiotic move to make.

1. You have no idea whether KISS were a reason for the poor Soni sales. Their other two headliners were either shit (Queen + Lambert) or small (FNM), so it'd have struggled whoever the third headliner was.

2. A festival lineup can be awful and still have a good act playing. If this year's DL had Tool headlining it'd still be a poor lineup, so 2008 being poor on the whole (again, the other two headliners were unbelievably bad) isn't a reason for them not being big enough.

I'm not saying KISS could/will headline, as I don't think they will.

[Gucci Piggy]

Anyway, I was gonna say Metallica and BFMV for sure, with Biffy as the third if their new album's out by early 2015.

I'll say two of BFMV, Biffy, Tool and GnR.

[lightning1000]

Metallica nope

Bfmv nope

Biffy probably

Tool unlikely

Gnr think they'll wait till 2016 and try for the classic line up

[dentalplan]

Why classic lineup in 2016? What relevance is that year?

[lightning1000]

Why classic lineup in 2016? What relevance is that year?

Just something I was told he was trying to book for 2016.

[Gucci Piggy]

Metallica nope

Bfmv nope

Biffy probably

Tool unlikely

Gnr think they'll wait till 2016 and try for the classic line up

Who do you think?

[Andre91]

Blink-182

Limp Bizkit

A Day To Remember

Mastodon

Parkway Drive

Of Mice and Men

Tonight Alive

Cancer Bats

letlive.

Mötley Crüe

Alice Cooper

Devin Townsend

Tool

Deftones

Motörhead

Five Finger Death Punch

Coheed and Cambria

In Flames

Everytime I Die

Devildriver

Kvelertak

Jimmy Eat World

Black Veil Brides

All Time Low

Pearl Jam

Slash ft. Myles Kennedy

Black Stone Cherry

Down

Airbourne

Billy Talent

Architects

Black Spiders

Feed The Rhino

Machine Head

Slayer

Asking Alexandria

What would you think to something like that?

[lightning1000]

Who do you think?

Pantera

Biffy clyro

Van Halen or bon jovi

2016

Pearl jam

Rammstein

Guns n roses (classic line up)

[dentalplan]

Would be a big gulf in demand between those years. Do you think Pantera would actually reform? Or Pearl Jam ever actually play Download? I'm sceptical of either. Guns N' Roses can't be far off though.

[lightning1000]

Before this years fest, no. I never thought pantera would reform. But there was a lot of talk about it in the press area all weekend and Phil joined kill devil hill to do a pantera song. Whether they'd headline or not I'm uncertain, just got a feeling it's going to happen next year.

[luckysalt]

Rex joined Phil on his set too.

Phil did 3 Pantera songs in his set.

Seems like its getting closer all the time, problem is, Andy doesn't believe that they're a big enough name to headline, but he's been told by people in the media they are.

Ultimately it will come down to what the band think they're worth, they'll do the festival run and play the same set everywhere if it actually happens, they will either sub them all or headline them all, the only exception i've seen to this is Limp Bizkit, when they reformed they were playing all sorts of different slots.

I have heard Pantera being mentioned, but its not the first time, but it does seem if its gunna happen it'll be next year.

[Dead throne]

Blink-182

Limp Bizkit

A Day To Remember

Mastodon

Parkway Drive

Of Mice and Men

Tonight Alive

Cancer Bats

letlive.

Mötley Crüe

Alice Cooper

Devin Townsend

Tool

Deftones

Motörhead

Five Finger Death Punch

Coheed and Cambria

In Flames

Everytime I Die

Devildriver

Kvelertak

Jimmy Eat World

Black Veil Brides

All Time Low

Pearl Jam

Slash ft. Myles Kennedy

Black Stone Cherry

Down

Airbourne

Billy Talent

Architects

Black Spiders

Feed The Rhino

Machine Head

Slayer

Asking Alexandria

What would you think to something like that?

I would love this soooo much

[theramm]

The Pantera reunion/tribute thing is inevitable now. There’s been too much talk from the main parties for it not to happen. I know when asked previously Andy said it wouldn’t be big enough to headline but I guess it depends what his options are from other acts, how much they’d cost & what the show would consist of? If it were a UK exclusive they could headline I suppose. The music press it’d garner alone would shift a bunch of tickets

Personally, I think it’d make for a great sub. Give them an hour, 10 minute video tribute to Dimebag & 50 minutes to bash out the hits before the casuals get bored.

[dentalplan]

I think sub might be a bit more appropriate too as it's a pretty unknown territory and even their fans might shrug it off, and that's who you'd be aiming it at as I don't particularly believe they're a band who've been largely passed onto people getting into metal since they quit, if that makes any sense. But it's true that it depends on who else they have lined up and I can't really think of anyone anymore if it's unlikely to be Bullet or Metallica.

[dsbeale]

Biffy

YMAS

ADTR

Guns N Roses

Motley Crue

Black Stone Cherry

FNM

NIN

Devin

[jamhamthankyoupam]

PRAYING FOR SLIPKNOT TO HEADLINE !!

- Depending on this years knotfest performance and new album release, we shall see what happens!

[lightning1000]

I'd rather they didn't play2 years after they last headlined.

[metalicbear]

My initial guess would be -

KISS

Stone Temple Pilots w/ Chester Bennington

Motorhead

Rise Against

Slipknot

Disturbed (reunion)

A Day to Remember

Motley Crue

Pearl Jam

Slash & Myles Kennedy

Black Stone Cherry

Bullet For My Valentine

[shaggymartin]

Download festival

Friday
Alter Bridge

Saturday
System Of A Down

sunday
Metallic

also it would be good to so Disturbed back in action

and over the weekend
motorhead, black stone cherry, Volbeat, asking alexandria, Rise Against, burry tomorrow

[justanothername]

Why Alter Bridge again and who is Metallic

[dentalplan]

Seeing as we're doing these:

FRIDAY

System of a Down

You Me at Six

Alice Cooper

SATURDAY

Guns N' Roses

Motley Crue

Machine Head

SUNDAY

Van Halen

Black Stone Cherry

Slayer

[Dead throne]

booooorrringgg

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Friday:

TOOL

Pantera

Lamb of God

Second Stage:

You Me at Six

Saturday:

Paramore

Soundgarden

Rise Against

Second Stage:

Judas Priest

Sunday:

KISS

Motley Crue

Slayer

Second Stage:

Brand New

[dentalplan]

Is there a rumour going about of KISS playing or something? I'd have thought Download would want to steer well clear.

[PastCaring]

Yeah, I gotta say that I tend to agree that, on one of the days, the Main Stage line up is going to go:

Kiss/Van Halen/Guns N Roses (i.e., something vaguely 80s hair metal)

Motley Crue

with Alice Cooper floating around somewhere in the line up

I can't see where System of a Down are coming from. After seeing them in Prague last year, where it was fairly clear that they'd had their fill of performing live for the time being, I'd tend to say that it'll be some time before they tour again, if they ever do - though I'd love to be proved wrong!

We've also been fantasising that Body Count would be an ace headliner - can't see it happening though!

Would also like to see Disturbed in the line up somewhere .....